[Feature] "KITAKYUSHU INTERNATIONAL MANGA COMPETITION"

A tour de force of manga! 4koma works from all over the world!

The Kitakyushu Manga Museum is a popular facility located in Fukuoka Prefecture. The museum promotes manga both inside Japan and overseas! It is also organizes the Kitakyushu International Manga Competition! Aiming to spread the appeal of manga culture, the award accepts 4koma manga (four panel comic strips) from all over the world!

The 1st "Kitakyushu International Manga Competition" welcomed 670 applications from 20 counties and regions around the world. This 2nd Kitakyushu Manga Museum-sponsored award featured the newly established "Junior Division," which aimed to foster young talent, and the "asianbeat FUKUOKA, JAPAN Award!" The winner of the asianbeat prize received round trip plane tickets to Fukuoka!

The "Kitakyushu International Manga Competition" aims to broaden people's knowledge of the culture surrounding this popular art form! The pro-am contest accepted unpublished works from all over the world. Submissions came from artists active overseas, as well as people striving to work in the Japanese manga industry!